Allotment across the way

I was lucky enough to catch a photo' of my allotment neighbour just the other day.

She nearly always has something yummy to eat and drink and a garden full of visitors.  Lucky me.

Meanwhile, on the allotment ...

Back on the Rehberg the allotment is doing its thing.  There are a few plants doing well, mainly the chilis. Only yellow/green stuff seems to be producing.

The competition class for this year's show was sweetcorn.  Mine all got eaten in the ground my the voles - I don't mind because the voles are pretty cute.  A friend gave me some smallish plants at the plan swop party and I was able to grow them on.  I don't think I will be winning any prizes this year.

Ground floor front exterior wall

The stone masons are onsite and putting up the wall across the front of the ground floor of the house.  This will then curve away across the plot to form the inner yard.

Peering into the void (Luftraum)

For a moment today, the temporary covering of the Luftraum (void in the ceiling/floor) adjacent to the staircase was removed.  It was the first chance to see the interplay of the staircase shaft with the opening into the upstairs hallway.

View from inside the front door up through the ceiling/floor

It may not sound much. but it makes the whole thing feel much more 3-dimensional.  You can see right into KZM (Maren's room) from the front door.  In the end the banister/railing around the Luftraum/void will change things again, but I looks pretty good for now.

Hard-core brutalism and temporary mollification

Most of the brutalist concrete work is in place in the garden, along the edge of the brook.  The individual elements have now been put together along with the big steps/bench above the rain-water pool.

Three segments of retaining wall sequence with rain-water pool and steps/bench in place

We still need the steps between the wall sections to be placed, and the front/drop edge of the pool to have its camber inverted - don't ask.

Possible stone walls

We are looking at styles of rocks for the curving wall around the courtyard.  Two are left in the race, basalt from Roßdorf and granite from Groß Bieberau.

Roßdorf wall build with nice dark stone

Possible wall style, but not the right colour

Arrival of pool

After the lull of the summer holidays and the excitement of the Ortskernfest, there are some things happening at the building site again.

The window maker has started installing the frames.  Six are in and the rest should follow this week.  The glass parts will come next week.  Hopefully.

The electrician has been preparing light switch locations and sockets ... yesterday I had to say how high to put the switches for the bedside lights above the floor (60 cm).

Outside, the retaining walls have all been poured and the shuttering is off.

Three sections of the retaining wall

Other parts of the concrete for the garden have been delivered including the rain-water pool.  Maybe they will get installed this week.

Rain-water pool ready for deployment by retaining wall sequence